Flying-fox Residential Subsidy Scheme

Residential subsidy scheme

Council has a scheme to give those residents living closest to flying-fox camps access to a number of products and services with half the cost subsidised. The products are practical tools to reduce the impact flying-foxes have on their lifestyle.

A 50 per cent subsidy may apply to:

Car Covers,

Clothesline covers, and /or

Other - Removal of exotic trees, rainwater first flush diverters.

Residents who want to access the scheme are asked to fill in the online form and submit an expression of interest. An initial response advising the application has been received will be sent immediately. Within 10 working days residents will be contacted by Council staff to discuss the next steps in the process. They may differ for each application depending on the type of subsidy being sought.

A variety of covers are produced commercially. The costs vary depending on the size and type needed for a make and model of a vehicle or whether a clothesline is a rotary design or a rectangular one fixed to a wall or fence.

Where a subsidy is being sought toward the cost of removing exotic trees, it will be necessary for a Council staff member to carry out an on-site inspection to be able assess the application fully.